{"id":9827,"date":"2026-02-03T15:19:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/summeruniversity\/?page_id=9827"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:19:50","slug":"karen-medley-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/summeruniversity\/karen-medley-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen Medley Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id9827_16ca3e-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9827_16ca3e-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9827_16ca3e-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}.kb-row-layout-id9827_16ca3e-ef > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id9827_16ca3e-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id9827_16ca3e-ef > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id9827_16ca3e-ef alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-right-golden kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column9827_6f9166-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9827_6f9166-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9827_6f9166-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9827_6f9166-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9827_6f9166-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9827_6f9166-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9827_6f9166-14{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9827_6f9166-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9827_6f9166-14 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9827_6f9166-14\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/summeruniversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/02\/Karen-Medley-Headshot.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"572\" height=\"866\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/summeruniversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/02\/Karen-Medley-Headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"Karen Medley Headshot\" class=\"wp-image-9825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/summeruniversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/02\/Karen-Medley-Headshot.jpeg 572w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/summeruniversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/02\/Karen-Medley-Headshot-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/summeruniversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/02\/Karen-Medley-Headshot-92x140.jpeg 92w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/summeruniversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/02\/Karen-Medley-Headshot-317x480.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/summeruniversity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2026\/02\/Karen-Medley-Headshot-423x640.jpeg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,572px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column9827_f748fa-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column9827_f748fa-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column9827_f748fa-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column9827_f748fa-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column9827_f748fa-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column9827_f748fa-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column9827_f748fa-f9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column9827_f748fa-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column9827_f748fa-f9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column9827_f748fa-f9\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Karen Medley has over 40 years of joyful experience teaching children in public elementary school music programs. Presenter at more than a dozen AOSA National Conferences, Karen is a frequent presenter for workshops, residencies, in-services, masterclasses and teacher education courses across the United States, including Hawai\u2019i and Alaska. Currently, Karen teaches in summer teacher-education programs through the University of Alaska and Nazareth College in Rochester, NY. Twice, she was a guest lecturer in New Zealand, presenting courses and workshops through the Teacher\u2019s College of Auckland University and throughout the country. Karen has directed several children\u2019s choruses whose performances include singing Mahler\u2019s Eighth Symphony, opening the National Blues Awards, performing at the 1989 AOSA National Conference in Atlanta, and singing Carmina Burana and The Nutcracker with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. Karen served on the AOSA National Board of Trustees for more than thirteen years as a Regional Representative, as Chair and member of several off-board committees, and as National Conference Chairperson for four AOSA National Conferences.<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Medley has over 40 years of joyful experience teaching children in public elementary school music programs. Presenter at more than a dozen AOSA National Conferences, Karen is a frequent presenter for workshops, residencies, in-services, masterclasses and teacher education courses across the United States, including Hawai\u2019i and Alaska. 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